yêu sách
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 要索.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˥]
Verb edit
- to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable
- Thằng này yêu sách nhỉ?
- Who the hell do you think you are [making such unreasonable demands]?
Noun edit
- a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable
- Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam
- The Demands of the Annamites